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City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... development at the southern end of the CBD. We see a big opportunity to fund trigeneration plants around the Sydney [central business district] CBD and hopefully, the Melbourne CBD as well. We also believe that it will prove to other building owners ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Grant O'Brien, has referenced this as 'consumers driving the future of the businesses through a digital transformation of business'. Smartphone apps with barcode scanning features will help consumers examine deeper product information, right there at ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... and take advantage of opportunities, topics that will be addressed this week at a symposium at the University of Sydney Business School. "There are ways to move beyond the political rancour and social debate and see how markets are shifting, in terms ...

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... of Melbourne is also working to ensure it operates more efficiently, reducing wastage and encouraging more sustainable business practices."

RobecoSAM to use CDP questions in DJSI questionnaire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes with S&P Dow Jones Indices. "This is an important response to market demand. Both the business and investment communities have called for a more harmonized approach to sustainability reporting and for more comparable ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... not-for-profit organisations and socially concerned individuals. Michael Walsh Walsh has more than 35 years combined business and financial services experience and possesses more than 13 years in the responsible investment sector as a consultant, publisher ...

bankmecu to offer environmental upgrade agreement finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... of financing EUAs is in alignment with the bank's practices, Douglas said. "We've been able to slot it into our normal business practices, which has enabled us to work quite quickly," she said. "Our legal team looked over it, and once they were satisfied ...

UN Global Compact, GRI most cited CSR instruments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... and Development (OECD) Guidelines, ISO 26000, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises on Social Policy (ILO ...

ACCSR to teach master class at GRI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... run a master class on stakeholder engagement, which will explore the links between stakeholders, reporting and role of business in society. This years' GRI conference will feature the launch of the G4 guidelines. "Presenting a master class at the GRI ...

Philanthropy Australia rolling out impact investing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... have been in there playing in this area as philanthropists, but also from a personal perspective as entrepreneurs and business owners. There are other members who are involved in things like microfinance which is one of the older forms of impact investing ...